1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition

 

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Creation Date

1892

Photographer

Harvey Weber

Location

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Worktype

mansions; historic houses

Style/Period

Italian Villa Style

Image Type

photographic prints

Image Measurements

8 inches x 10 inches

Inscription

[typed:] DATE: 1892-1895 / DESCRIPTION: The Newport " palace" par excellence. The climax of the series of summer mansions of the late nineteenth century.

Description

verso of photograph; National Historic Landmark, designated 1964. National Register of Historic Places, designated property 1971, National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property, designated 1972; Photograph exhibited in Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition, 1939, RISD Museum. Curated by RISD Museum Director Alexander Dorner (tenure 1938-1941) and architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock.

Keywords

architecture (discipline); mansions

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